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Comment by throwway120385

1 day ago

Yeah why would I take a pill if I can get the same effect through discipline and hard work? I understand not everyone can do that but if I can it would be absurd for me to take a drug for the rest of my life. Especially when I enjoy the work involved in changing my weight and body composition.

If a doctor tried to push that on me I would fire that doctor.

Because you already take many modern shortcuts and conveniences to avoid hard work, why not take this one?

  • Taking a medication with potentially severe side effects (including perhaps some that we haven't found yet) is hardly equivalent to using a machine to wash my clothes.

    • Iunno, I don’t think the side effects of a washing machine have been studied at all.

      We’re really flying in the dark there.